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u_raptor said:
Man. If they r done with calls, guess add this to my now like 8 post I Rs. What do I do so wrong man
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Post II acceptance rates are at like 50+% according to a spreadsheet here on SDN that people are following. We also haven't gotten any emails yet about R's or WL's. I'm thinking more A's have to go out, or they either have a lot of waitlist movement. if about 650 people interview, that's at least 300+ acceptances (perhaps accounting for people off waitlist).
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Superobvious said:
Post II acceptance rates are at like 50+% according to a spreadsheet here on SDN that people are following. We also haven't gotten any emails yet about R's or WL's. I'm thinking more A's have to go out, or they either have a lot of waitlist movement. if about 650 people interview, that's at least 300+ acceptances (perhaps accounting for people off waitlist).
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So...weekend calls? Monday calls? No more calls?
 
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Post II acceptance rates are at like 50+% according to a spreadsheet here on SDN that people are following. We also haven't gotten any emails yet about R's or WL's. I'm thinking more A's have to go out, or they either have a lot of waitlist movement. if about 650 people interview, that's at least 300+ acceptances (perhaps accounting for people off waitlist).
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I don't think they did more than one day of calls last year or in December, I think that would be pretty unusual tbh
 
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I missed Harvard, vandy, and NW this week post interview. No other acceptances. Fact of it all is if you really want to be a doctor, you’ll go again next year. And the year after that. The difference is marginal for applicants. If you aren’t living every day like someone is going to beat you, you aren’t working hard enough. I’m disappointed, and I’m sure a bunch of you are as well. There’s those who quit, and those who rise to the challenge. Be the latter.
 
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Superobvious said:
Post II acceptance rates are at like 50+% according to a spreadsheet here on SDN that people are following. We also haven't gotten any emails yet about R's or WL's. I'm thinking more A's have to go out, or they either have a lot of waitlist movement. if about 650 people interview, that's at least 300+ acceptances (perhaps accounting for people off waitlist).
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Can you link this spreadsheet?

I don't know about 300+ spots, but anecdotally, every school I interviewed at seemed to make just about twice as many offers as there are spots available in the class. If Vanderbilt interviewed 551 this year (that's the number I thought I saw on the website) and has an MD class of about 78 (excluding MSTP and the other entry routes), that's about 156 offers as a very rough estimate. Estimating 156 offers +/- 30 to compensate for error, that's 126/551 to 186/551 or 23% to 34% chance of an A Post-Interview. Disclaimer again, this not a rigorous calculation at all.

Feel free to correct or add nuance to this if my reasoning is missing something.
 
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Question about post interview acceptance rates

Hello! I was wondering if post interview acceptance rates are higher than actually reported. I ask this because they are usually given as number accepted over number that interview. However, there are cases where people interview but then withdraw after being accepted elsewhere. If we account...
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In there is a spread sheet for acceptance rates by school.

Congrats to those accepted. For those not, don't give up hope yet. I was told during my interview day that Vandy pulls 10-20% off the waitlist.
 
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WL...wondering about sending a letter
 
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thefencingjared said:
WL...wondering about sending a letter
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Sent one about a month ago. Didn't help I guess, but probably will help post WL I guess? Wondering if I can call after their break to see if there's any way to see where I am on the WL
 
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Did you all receive WL emails as well as portal changes?
 
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Can someone confirm or deny whether MSTP calls have also gone out?
 
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Holiday31 said:
Can someone confirm or deny whether MSTP calls have also gone out?
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I haven't heard from the MSTP, and I know 2 people who also haven't heard anything. Hoping that means that their decisions haven't been announced yet...
 
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MSTP_Girl said:
I haven't heard from the MSTP, and I know 2 people who also haven't heard anything. Hoping that means that their decisions haven't been announced yet...
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Same here. I guess maybe MSTP will be today? They definitely said February and today is that last day for that haha
 
Holiday31 said:
Same here. I guess maybe MSTP will be today? They definitely said February and today is that last day for that haha
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Not sure if I'm remembering incorrectly, but I interviewed in Jan and remembered they said decisions would be released in March...
 
I believe MSTP decisions were supposed to come out at the same time as regular MD decisions, but I guess we will have to wait and see
 
Is there any WL movement before May 1?
 
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neuronal123 said:
Not sure if I'm remembering incorrectly, but I interviewed in Jan and remembered they said decisions would be released in March...
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I also interviewed in January and definitely remember them saying March. Guess we'll have to wait and see. Last year MD & MSTP decisions were announced different days I think.
 
Good to know, I interviewed in December and they had said February
 
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Is Vanderbilt an option for anyone who was accepted last Friday on the Choose Your Medical School Tool?
 
Just so everyone knows, MSTP offers went out Friday and a formal WL email is soon coming to everyone who didn't get a call. I work at Vanderbilt and was able to go ask admissions.
 
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Hello all! Got a merit scholarship elsewhere and Vandy said they won't match- withdrawing once I receive financial aid. I hope the spot goes to one of you <3
 
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Did anyone else on the waitlist get that email? It seems like they expect a letter of intent if they are to actually consider you for an acceptance.

Is this the case at most schools; you only have an actual shot if you send an LoI?
 
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ExtraRoughWheatBread said:
Did anyone else on the waitlist get that email? It seems like they expect a letter of intent if they are to actually consider you for an acceptance.

Is this the case at most schools; you only have an actual shot if you send an LoI?
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I got it as well. I don't think an LOI is necessary, but I think it helps greatly. I will be sending a second one come April 30th!
 
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dwu12 said:
Is a car needed for rotations?
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I was told my the meeting students that a car is not necessary. The medical center is on campus, and the outpatient clinic has a shuttle available for transportation. Students are also always giving each other rides.
 
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I was told my the meeting students that a car is not necessary. The medical center is on campus, and the outpatient clinic has a shuttle available for transportation. Students are also always giving each other rides.
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For the continuity clinic you may indicate that you don’t have a car and they will accommodate and place you in a clinic on campus
 
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I got it as well. I don't think an LOI is necessary, but I think it helps greatly. I will be sending a second one come April 30th!
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A letter of intent can help you a lot. Be careful not to send multiple out though or it may backfire on you
 
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A letter of intent can help you a lot. Be careful not to send multiple out though or it may backfire on you
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I asked them specifically if I can send them an LOI beyond my first, and they said they would love to have it!

To clarify: Both the initial and second one would be to Vanderbilt. I didn't send two Intents to two different schools
 
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u_raptor said:
I asked them specifically if I can send them an LOI beyond my first, and they said they would love to have it!

To clarify: Both the initial and second one would be to Vanderbilt. I didn't send two Intents to two different schools
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I was referring to send multiple letters to different schools. But yeah a update letter will help you! It helps the school know you are still thinking about them and it gives you a way to update any changes to your application
 
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word on the street is that they're releasing fin aid offers early next week :)
 
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Financial aid offers are out! I didn't get an email, but if you log in to the portal, you can look under the "Document Upload" tab, and then see the Financial Aid Packet as one of the documents on the right-hand side (posted around noon yesterday). Hope that helps!
 
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They don’t combine merit and need based aid... sad. Will be withdrawing
 
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mass-premed66 said:
They don’t combine merit and need based aid... sad. Will be withdrawing
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Was really surprised to hear this, because I got great merit aid from Vandy but it is still my most expensive school because of this :(
 
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Was really surprised to hear this, because I got great merit aid from Vandy but it is still my most expensive school because of this :(
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Me too!! Full tuition scholarship and the rest in loans. Crazy that it ended up costing the most
 
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So if they give you merit scholarships they don’t give you need-based scholarships? :eek:
 
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Yup. Full tuition scholarship ~60k. Still leaves ~36k which they "give" in loans.
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Funniest part was that the graphic they have says there should be "$0" cost at the end, but that's only after $50,000 of "Loans (Self Help)".......
 
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I’m in the same boat... loved the school but it is more expensive than my other options by a lot, even with the scholarship... will be withdrawing. Best of luck everyone!!!
 
Same situation for me as well....huge difference between here and other options in terms of aid and withdrew :(
 
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